Shadow Demon
Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+1.18 (1.18)
Abilities
Shadow Poison
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 45 to 40-11%
- BUFFDamage per additional stack over 5 stacks increased from 50 to 60+20%
Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-0.65 (0.65)
Abilities
Disruption
- NERFIllusion Duration decreased from 11/12/13/14s to 8/10/12/14s-27%-17%-8%0%
Talents
- NERFLevel 15 Talent: Movement Speed decreased from +25 to +20-20%
Patch 7.4124.03.2026+1.83 (3.39)
Abilities
Menace
- BUFFDamage amplification changed from 2.5% to 1.9% + 0.1% per level-20%start+96%end
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L20 L25 L30 old 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 new 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.9 Δ% -20% -16% -12% -8% -4% 0% +4% +8% +12% +16% +20% +24% +28% +32% +36% +56% +76% +96%
Disruption
- BUFFCan now target Spirit Bear
Disseminate
- BUFFShared Damage rescaled from 20/25/30/35% to 16/24/32/40%-20%-4%+7%+14%
Talents
- SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +150 Demonic Purge Damage replaced with -20s Demonic Purge Cooldown?TalentLevelValueDemonic Purge Cooldown25 → 20-30s → -20s −33%
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: -30s Demonic Purge Cooldown replaced with Demonic Purge Applies Shadow Poison ?1 stack per second over the debuff duration.TalentLevelValueDemonic Purge Cooldown25 → 20-30s → -20s −33%
Patch 7.40c22.01.2026-0.69 (0.69)
Facets
Promulgate
- NERFHealth loss decreased from 9/11/13/15% to 9/10/11/12%0%-9%-15%-20%
Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-0.72 (0.72)
Abilities
Disseminate
- NERFCast Range decreased from 700/800/900/1000 to 700/775/850/9250%-3%-6%-8%
Talents
- NERFLevel 10 Talent: Strength decreased from +10 to +8-20%
Patch 7.4016.12.2025-0.66 (0.66)
Abilities
Disruption
- NERFBonus Base Damage decreased from 25/40/55/70 to 20/35/50/65-20%-12%-9%-7%
Demonic Purge, Demonic Cleanse
- DELCan no longer target invulnerable units
Patch 7.39d05.08.2025+0.20 (0.20)
Abilities
Disruption
- BUFFCast Range increased from 650 to 675+4%
Patch 7.3922.05.2025+0.62 (0.62)
Abilities
Menace
- BUFFDamage amplification per stack increased from 2% to 2.5%+25%
Patch 7.3819.02.2025-0.60 (6.92)
Abilities
Shadow Poison
- NERFHit Damage decreased from 30/40/50/60 to 24/36/48/60-20%-10%-4%0%
Demonic Purge
- NERFDuration decreased from 6s to 5s-17%
Demonic Cleanse
- NERFDuration decreased from 6s to 5s-17%
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 70/65/60s to 60s-14%-8%0%
- BUFFCleanse Heal rescaled from 300/450/600 to 450+50%0%-25%
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 150/175/200 to 1500%-14%-25%
- BUFFNo longer requires at least Level 1 Demonic Purge to be castable
- REWORKNo longer upgrades with levels of Demonic Purge
- REWORKAbility reworked. No longer requires at least Level 1 Demonic Purge to be castable.
Active – levels with Demonic Purge
Cleanses the target allied unit, removing negative buffs for the duration. At the end of the duration, the unit is healed. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Cleanse.
Cast range800
Mana cost150/175/200
Cooldown70/65/60s
Dispel type
Basic Dispel
Cleanse heal
300/450/600
Active
Cleanses the target allied unit, removing negative buffs for the duration. At the end of the duration, the unit is healed. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Cleanse.
Cast range800
Mana cost150
Cooldown60s
Dispel type
Basic Dispel
Cleanse heal
450
- DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.
Demonic Cleanse: Cooldown is removed, replaced with 2 charges that replenish every 70/65/60 seconds.Demonic Purge: Cooldown is removed, replaced with 2 charges that replenish every 70/65/60 seconds. Also causes Demonic Purge to break its target's passive abilities while active.Charges
2
Charge restore time
70/65/60s
Demonic Purge: Cooldown is removed, replaced with 2 charges that replenish every 70/65/60 seconds. Also causes Demonic Purge to break its target's passive abilities while active.Charges
2
Charge restore time
70/65/60s
Talents
- SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +150 Demonic Purge/Cleanse Damage/Heal replaced with +150 Demonic Purge Damage?TalentLevelValue+150 Demonic Purge Damage20, already before this patchsame
- DELLevel 25 Talent: -30s Demonic Purge Cooldown no longer affects Demonic Cleanse
Patch 7.37e20.11.2024-0.57 (1.54)
Abilities
Disruption
- BUFFBonus Base Damage rescaled from 30/40/50/60 to 25/40/55/70-17%0%+10%+17%
Demonic Purge, Demonic Cleanse
- NERFCooldown increased from 60s to 70/65/60s+17%+8%0%
- NERFAghanim's Scepter charge restoration time increased from 60s to 70/65/60s+17%+8%0%
Patch 7.37d02.10.2024-1.00 (1.00)
Facets
Promulgate
- NERFHealth loss decreased from 14/16/18/20% to 9/11/13/15%-36%-31%-28%-25%
Abilities
Shadow Poison
- NERFVision radius decreased from 400 to 300-25%
Patch 7.37c28.08.2024-0.35 (0.35)
Facets
Promulgate
- NERFCurrent health lost decreased from 20% to 14/16/18/20%-30%-20%-10%0%
Patch 7.3731.07.2024+1.37 (1.37)
Facets
Promulgate
- BUFFCurrent Health Lost increased from 15% to 20%+33%
Abilities
Disseminate
- BUFFCooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15s to 26/22/18/14s-13%-12%-10%-7%